''Erythropodium '' is a genus of
soft coral
Alcyonacea, or soft corals, are an order of corals. In addition to the fleshy soft corals, the order Alcyonacea now contains all species previously known as "gorgonian corals", that produce a more or less hard skeleton, though quite different f ...
in the
family
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Anthothelidae
Anthothelidae is a family (biology), family of corals, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
Genera
Genera in this family include:
* ''Alertigorgia'' Kükenthal, 1908
* ''Anthothela'' Verrill, 1879
* ''Briareopsis'' Bayer, 1993
* ''Erythropodium'' KÃ ...
.
[Cordeiro, R.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2018). World List of Octocorallia. Erythropodium Kölliker, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267422 on 2018-04-11]
Species
The following species are recognized:
* ''
Erythropodium astreoide''
Studer, 1890
* ''
Erythropodium caribaeorum
''Erythropodium caribaeorum'', commonly known as the encrusting gorgonian or encrusting polyps, is a species of soft coral in the family Anthothelidae. It inhabits coral reefs and rocky bottoms in the Caribbean, Bahamas, and Florida, growing at ...
''
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
* ''
Erythropodium hicksoni
''Erythropodium '' is a genus of soft coral in the family Anthothelidae.Cordeiro, R.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2018). World List of Octocorallia. Erythropodium Kölliker, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://m ...
''
(Utinomi, 1972)
* ''
Erythropodium indica''
(Thomson & Henderson, 1905)
* ''
Erythropodium salomonense''
Thomson & Mackinnon, 1910
References
Anthozoa genera
Anthothelidae
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